Cymric Cat Breed Info & Pictures

Daily Meow | The Cymric is often considered Manx's long-haired hair variation. Therefore, it shares the same place of origin: the Isle of Man. Its name comes from "Cymru," the Welsh name for the Wales, which lies about 125 miles from south of the Isle of Man.

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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

The Cymric has a solid bones and good muscles structure. It is almost as same as identical to Cat Manx's appearance, except for its long and thick coat. The texture of the feather is smooth and shiny, and the bottom layer of the wool is thicker than the outer mantle.

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The Cymric is one of the most remarkable features of cats, however, is the absence of a conventional tail. Instead, the Cymric has a lot of various tails: rumpy, rumpy-riser, stumpy, and longy. The long tail, which is the longest of the four, is the least popular. The most popular type, pebbly, almost no tail at all: dimples at the base of the spine where the tail should be there.

PERSONALITY AND TEMPERAMENT

The Cymric is known for their loyalty and gentle disposition. Actually, it is said that this beloved cat will snore into the hearts of strangers. Rarely does the Cymric gets into some troubles, and prefer to take socialitation with other pets, especially the dogs.


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The Cymric can be easily trained and taught to do the trick. However, you must prevent it from reaching the high shelf. While agile, cats can injure themselves from high jumps. The Cymric is also fascinated with water, but does not like being dropped in.

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

Long-haired kittens were born from Manx cats on the Isle of Man (located in the Irish Sea, between England and Ireland) several generations, but are often considered unwanted variants. It was not until the mid-1960s that intrigue for this type developed.

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Before accepting his own name, the driving force behind Canadian cat developer Althea Frahm first flaunted the cat as "Manx Mutants." Other breeders chose Longhaired Manx. Its name was changed to Cymric in the mid-1970s by the pioneer Cymric breeders. They are Blair Wright and Leslie Falteisek, who named it after Wales, called Cymru in Welsh.


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The United Cymric Association was formed to promote this type in 1976. That same year, the Canadian Cat Association gave the Status of Championship, which was the first major association.

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This day (today) the breed has been given Championship status by almost all major associations, although the Cat Fighters Association (CFA) changed its name to Longhaired Manx in 1994. Long-haired kittens born to Manx's parents can be listed as Dome in all major associations except the CFA.